by Mark & Jill Baker | Nov 22, 2024 | Chickens, Turkey
Tired of Aunt Sally’s tough, dry turkey? It seems like that’s as much a part of Thanksgiving as the Macy’s parade and the football games. Butterball figured out a way around that by pumping their otherwise tasteless turkeys full of salt brine....
by Mark & Jill Baker | Jan 19, 2024 | Grass fed Beef, Recipes
Did God have a small over sight for those of us in northern climates? Apparently he didn’t realize that the sun doesn’t shine regularly in some places. Good thing we figured out how to manufacture Vitamin D and put it in a pill so it’s easy to ship...
by Mark & Jill Baker | Aug 31, 2023 | Education, Green Acres, Home Schooling, Homesteading Classes
Farm kids. Why do you do this farm thing? It’s a question you need to have a good answer to, or you won’t have a strong enough reason to do the hard things farming requires. In our case, and for many of you, it’s farm kids. Our kids, and your kids....
by Mark & Jill Baker | Jan 18, 2023 | Dairy, Raw Milk
Tiger Lily (Mark calls her) or Striped Cow (as Frank dubbed her) is the newest member of the milking line-up. She joined us in December as a “commercial dairy rescue.” She was for sale from the dairy because she has an udder irregularity. One of her back...
by Mark & Jill Baker | Dec 28, 2022 | Green
What herd share is complete if you don’t know your cows? Even in a big dairy cow herd you get to know certain cows and they may earn themselves a name. In a small herd like ours, and most herd share herds, the cows all have a name and a presence. We thought...
